President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of military personnel in Delta State, saying the perpetrators, whom he described as “cowardly” must not go unpunished. 

The military personnel including a commanding officer, two majors, one captain, and twelve soldiers plus a civilian were gruesomely murdered in the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State last week during a rescue mission.

Reacting to reports of the incident, President Tinubu in a message on Sunday evening, said the killing is “unprovoked” and “dreadful”, just as he extended his condolences to the families of these fallen soldiers

Noting that the military high command was already responding to the incident, and promising that the offenders responsible for the crime will not go unpunished, President Tinubu said the Defence Headquarters and Chief of Defence Staff have been “granted full authority to bring to justice anybody found to have been responsible for the crime”.